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| Gram stain of rickettsiae |
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Definition
| Small Gram neg coccobacilli |
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Term
| True or false: rickettsia multiply w/in vacuoles |
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Definition
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Term
| True or false: rickettsia parasitize WBCs |
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Definition
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Term
| T/F: Ehrlichia muliply w/in vacuoles |
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Definition
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Term
| T/F: Ehrlichia parasitize WBCs |
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Definition
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Term
| T/F: Coxiella grows in vacuoles of host cells |
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Definition
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Term
| T/F: Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever is isolated to the Rocky Mtns |
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Definition
| False (mostly Appalachian region) |
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Term
| Which bacteria causes Q fever? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which bacteria cause RMSF? |
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Definition
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Term
| How long do you have to remove a tick before you get exposed to R. rickettsii? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which bacteria is responsible for louse-borne typhus? |
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Term
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Definition
| Tetracycline. Chloramphenicol not commonly used (causes Gray Baby Syndrome) |
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Term
| Which organism causes flea-borne typhus? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which organism is transmitted in unpasteurized milk? |
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Definition
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Term
| For which organism is being a livestock handler a risk factor? |
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Definition
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Term
| Test of choice for rickettsiae? |
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Definition
| Direct immunofluorescence |
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Term
| What lab test uses proteus strains to separate out which type of rickettsia you have? |
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Definition
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Term
| Which drugs are contraindicated because they can stimulate growth of rickettsiae? |
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